Job Opportunities at Kirinyaga County - 18 Positions

JOB REF: CPSB/DRI/19/04/06/2017

Responsibilities for the Driver Job

• Driving motor vehicles as authorized
• Safety of passengers and goods
• Maintaining work tickets for motor vehicles as authorized
• Detecting and reporting motor vehicles of vehicle systems
• Maintaining cleanness of motor vehicles
• Ensuring security of vehicle on and off the road
• Checking routine checks of vehicle systems

Requirements for the Driver Job

• Minimum KCSE Grade D or its Equivalent
• Valid driver’s license class BCE
• Certificate of Good conduct
• Minimum three years of driving
• Added advantage
• Defensive driving Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

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JOB REF: CPSB/MOH/19/04/05/17

Responsibilities for the Nutrition and Dietician Officer Job

• Planning, Monitoring, implementing and evaluating specific nutrition projects in the community;
• Sensitizing and working with community workers particularly in Agriculture, Social
• Services, Education and other agencies to help them understand more the nutrition problems in the community and advocate actions for improvement;
• Implementing nutrition program;
• Providing nutrition services in the healthcare facilities;
• Conducting nutrition services;
• Collecting and compiling nutrition data;
• Providing nutrition health education and demonstration;
• Counseling patients with specific nutrition needs;
• Monitoring and preparation of therapeutic feeds;
• Implementing outpatient and inpatient supplementary and therapeutic feeding program;
• Promoting maternal, infant and young children feeding programs;
• Providing micronutrient supplementation;
• Supervising and guiding staff working under the officer;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for the Nutrition and Dietician Officer Job

• For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
• Be a holder of a Diploma in Nutrition from a recognized medical Training College;
• Holder of KCSE mean grade ‘C’ or its equivalent;
• Be registered by the Kenya Nutrition Dietetics Institute (KNDI);
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognised institution.

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JOB REF: CPSB/MOH/19/04/04/17

Responsibilities for the Medical Social Worker Job

• An officer at this level will be a member of a health team addressing the psychological effects as related to patients diagnosis, prognosis and futer resettlement;
  Counseling of patients especially in cases associated with pandemic diseases, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy etc.

Requirement for the Medical Social Worker Job

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C or its equivalent qualification;
• Diploma in any of the following:
• Social work.
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Anthropology
• Mental Health or its equivalent qualification from a recognised Institution.
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognised institution.

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JOB REF: CPSB/MOH/19/04/03/17

Responsibilities for the Registered Clinical Officer Job

• Preparing patients for surgery by explaing any risk or side effects.
• Giving anesthetics to patients.
• Observe and monitor patients during surgery and responding quickly to any changes.
• Resuscitate and stabilize patients in the emergency department.
• Carrying out minor surgical procedures as per training and skills.
• Taking histrory, examining, diagonising and treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility;
• Implementing Community Health care activities in liaison with other health workers;
• Guiding and Couselling patients, clients and staff on health issues;
• Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health;
• Collecting and compiling clinical data; and
• Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.

Requirements for the Registered Clinical Officer Job

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery from a recognised Medical Training institution.
• Be a holder of higher National Diploma in Anesthesia from Kenya Medical
• Training College or any recognised training Institution.
  Certificate of Registration from the Clinical Officer’ Council.
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognised institution.
• Ready to cope with a high and varied work load including emergency situations

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JOB REF: CPSB/MOH/19/04/01/17

Responsibilities for the Nursing Officer Job

• Nursing and assessment of patients;
• Education to patients and their families;
• Initiation of dialysis, patient and machine monitoring during dialysis and termination of the dialysis procedure;
• Home dialysis training;
• Nursing care prior to and following renal transplant;
• Care of renal patients in the secondary stage involving rehabilitation and in the tertiary stage;
• Organizing for and coordinating training for staff on renal care
• Ensuring a safe environment for care of patients.
• Taking appropriate care of patients with kidney disease who receive dialysis or renal transplants;
• Providing patients with the necessary information;
• Educating patients regarding risk factors that can result from chronic
  kidney disease;
• Supervising and mentoring NO-Interns; and
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
• Maintaining records on patients/Clients health condition and care.
• Evaluating healthcare outcomes on patients/ clients and preparing individualized reports;
• Planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports;
• Identifying occupational health needs and making appropriate recommendations. Verifying and maintaining information relating to patients admission
• Keeping records of drugs and supplies
• Guiding, supervising and counseling staff performing routine duties

Requirements for the Nursing Officer Job

• For appointment to this position, a candidate must:
• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Diploma in Community health nursing from Kenya Medical Training
• College or any other recognized Institution;
• Be a holder of a higher diploma in Nephrology Nursing from a recognized training institution;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Valid Practicing License from Nursing Council of Kenya
• Produce evidence of successfully completed internship.
• Working experience will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the values and principles outlined in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution;
• Must have good inter-personal and communication skills;
• Must be conversant with computer applications.
• Civil Servants in Job Group K are encouraged to apply

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JOB REF: CPSB/MOH/19/04/02/17

Responsibilities for the Medical Laboratory Technologist Job

• Preparing Reagents;
• Examining specimens;
• Writting and recording results;
• Decontaminating working benches;
• Receiving and scrutinizing requisition forms for accuracy;
• Preparing clients for collection of specimens;
• Receiving/collecting, labelling and registering specimens;
• Diaggregating specimens for processing and analysis
• Performing routine diagonistic tests;
• Dispatching the results for clinical management;
• Preparing stains;
• Performing blood grouping;
• Issuing blood and blood products to Peripheral health facilities;
• Storing blood products according to their requirements.

Requirements for the Medical Laboratory Technologist Job

For appointment to this position, a candidate must:

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences from a recognized institution or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the
• Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians & Technologists Board (KMLTTB;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratories
• Technicians & Technologists Board (KMLTTB);
• Valid Practicing Certificate from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians &
• Technologists Board (KMLTTB);
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.